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pilot light



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If you have a gas unit, Bottem says relighting the pilot light — if you feel comfortable doing this — often solves the problem.

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2021

The balloon flew northeast along the Connecticut River, cruising for about 45 minutes before Boland reported that the pilot light on the burner was out.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2021

A valve or line broke as a result, releasing propane that was ignited by a pilot light.

From Washington Times • Apr. 25, 2019

The resulting “Campbell Machine” added up to a “meaningless switch and a pilot light on the outside of the box” and “a circuit diagram with ink,” and a few other curlicues stapled here and there.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2018

However, he was alert, and he snapped open the spy hole, at the same time opening the tap that allowed a flow of naphtha past the pilot light in the buttress outside.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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